Limited Waiver

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EX-10.74 4 c94102exv10w74.htm LIMITED WAIVER exv10w74
 

Exhibit 10.74

LIMITED WAIVER AND EIGHT AMENDMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This LIMITED WAIVER AND EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Waiver and Amendment”) is entered into as of this 4th day of April, 2005 among WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Borrower”), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Lender, Term Lender, Swing Line Lender and as Agent (“Agent”), the Credit Parties signatory hereto and the Lenders signatory hereto. Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in this Waiver and Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Borrower, certain Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2002 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, Borrower, the Credit Parties signatories to the Credit Agreement, the Requisite Lenders and Agent wish to waive and amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, as more fully set forth herein.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1 Limited Waiver. The Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby waive any breach or violation of the Credit Agreement (and any resulting Event of Default) which has occurred solely as a result of the failure by Borrower to deliver the report set forth in item (ii) of clause (d) of Schedule G to Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Years ending in January 2003 and 2004. This limited waiver shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed or otherwise construed to constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising out of any other failure of the Credit Parties to comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Section 2 Amendment to the Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate clause (d) of Schedule G to Credit Agreement to read in its entirety as follows:

     “(d) Annual Audited Financials. To Agent and Lenders, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, copies of the Ultimate Parent’s 10-K. Such Financial Statements shall be accompanied by (i) a statement prepared in reasonable detail by Ultimate Parent’s Chief Financial Officer showing the calculations used in determining compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth on Schedule I, (ii) upon Agent’s request, a report from such accounting firm to the effect that, in

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connection with their audit examination, nothing has come to their attention to cause them to believe that a Default or Event of Default has occurred (or specifying those Defaults and Events of Default that they became aware of), it being understood that such audit examination extended only to accounting matters and that no special investigation was made with respect to the existence of Defaults or Events of Default, (iii) a letter addressed to Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and subject to standard qualifications taken by nationally recognized accounting firms, signed by such accounting firm acknowledging that Agent and Lenders are entitled to rely upon such accounting firm’s certification of such audited Financial Statements, and (iv) the annual letters to such accountants in connection with their audit examination detailing contingent liabilities and material litigation matters;”

Section 3 Representations and Warranties. Borrower and the Credit Parties who are party hereto represent and warrant that:

     (a) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and such Credit Parties of this Waiver and Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and this Waiver and Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower and such Credit Parties enforceable against Borrower and such Credit Parties in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law);

     (b) each of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;

     (c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Waiver and Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of Borrower’s or Credit Parties’ certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or (iii) indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which Borrower, the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which Borrower, the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their property is bound, except in any such case to the extent such conflict or breach has been waived by a written waiver document a copy of which has been delivered to Agent on or before the date hereof; and

     (d) no Default or Event of Default will exist or result after giving effect hereto.

Section 4 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Waiver and Amendment will be effective only upon execution and delivery of this Waiver and Amendment by Borrower, the Credit Parties that are listed on the signature pages hereto, the Agent and Requisite Lenders.

Section 5 Reference to and Effect Upon the Credit Agreement.

     (a) Except as specifically set forth herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

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     (b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, except as specifically set forth herein. Upon the effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

Section 6 Waiver and Release.

     In consideration of the foregoing, each of Borrower and each Credit Party hereby waives, releases and covenants not to sue Agent or any Lender with respect to, any and all claims it may have against Agent or any Lender, whether known or unknown, arising in tort, by contract or otherwise prior to the date hereof relating to one or more Loan Documents.

Section 7 Costs and Expenses.

     As provided in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower agrees to reimburse Agent for all fees, costs and expenses, including the fees, costs and expenses of counsel or other advisors for advice, assistance, or other representation in connection with this Waiver and Amendment.

Section 8 Governing Law.

     THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Section 9 Headings.

     Section headings in this Waiver and Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Waiver and Amendment for any other purposes.

Section 10 Counterparts.

     This Waiver and Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 11 Confidentiality.

     The matters set forth herein are subject to Section 11.18 of the Credit Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Waiver and Amendment has been duly executed as of the date first written above.

         
  BORROWER:


WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 
Revolving Loan Commitment:
$41,666,667 (including $10,000,000
Swing Line Commitment)
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent, Lender and Swing Line Lender
 
Term Loan B Commitment:
By:  /s/ Kristina M. Miller  
$25,000,000      
  Title: Duly Authorized Signatory  
 
Revolving Loan Commitment:
$20,833,333
LASALLE RETAIL FINANCE, a division of LaSalle BusinessCredit, as agent for Standard Federal Bank National Association, as Lender
 
  By:  /s/ Matthew Potter  
       
  Title:  Assistant Vice President  
 
Revolving Loan Commitment:
$31,250,000
THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Lender and Documentation Agent
 
  By:  /s/ Steven Schuit  
       
  Title:  Vice President  
 
Revolving Loan Commitment:
$31,250,000
WELLS FARGO RETAIL FINANCE LLC, as Lender and Syndication Agent
 
  By:   /s/ Francis D. O’Connor  
       
  Title:  Senior Vice President  

[Signature Page to Limited Waiver and Eight Amendment]

 


 

     The undersigned are executing this Waiver and Amendment in their capacity as Credit Parties:

         
  Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 
  Wilsons Center, Inc.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 
  Rosedale Wilsons, Inc.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 
  River Hills Wilsons, Inc.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 
  Bermans The Leather Experts Inc.
 
 
  By:  /s/ Peter G. Michielutti  
       
  Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial  
    Officer, Chief Operating Officer  
 

[Signature Page to Limited Waiver and Eight Amendment]